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2 dead, 8 injured at party shooting in US city Pittsburgh
The shooting took place shortly after midnight during a party at a rental property, with as many as 200 people in attendance, many of them underage, according to police. Two male victims -- both juveniles -- died at the hospital, police said, and eight more people were being treated for gunshot wounds, Xinhua news agency reported.
Kiev banned militants in Mariupol from negotiating surrender
"The Kyiv nationalist regime, according to radio interception, forbade negotiations on surrender," the general said, RT reported. According to him, the Azov Nazis were ordered to shoot on the spot all those who wanted to lay down their arms from among the Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries. Earlier, Konashenkov said that the entire urban area of Mariupol was cleared of Ukrainian troops, the remnants of the group were blocked at the Azovstal plant.
Pakistan's relationship with Taliban now on the edge
Many observers had already predicted this scenario as given Taliban's close affiliation with TTP, they would never take action against such groups, the Express Tribune reported. Since the Taliban took control of Kabul, there were hopes in Pakistan that given the country's close relationship with the group the new Afghan government would take care of its security concerns.
'Terrorists are using Afghan soil with impunity to carry out activities inside Pak'
"Pakistan requests the sovereign Government of Afghanistan to secure Pak- Afghan Border region and take stern actions against the individuals involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan in the interest of peace and progress of the two brotherly countries," read a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) in the said regard. The FO condemned that the Pakistani security forces are being targeted from across the border.
Pakistan heading towards civil war: Former Minister
He expressed these views on the violence that broke out in the Punjab Assembly between the opposition and treasury benches on Saturday. Amid the chaotic scenes, the Punjab Police entered the provincial Assembly as lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PMLQ) roughed up the Punjab Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, forcing him to retire to his chamber.
'Russian troops lost over 2,000 armoured vehicles, 145 UAVs since war began'
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed in a Facebook post that the total combat losses of the Russian forces between February 24 and April 17 comprise approximately: 20,300 military personnel, 773 tanks, 2,002 armoured combat vehicles, 376 artillery systems, 127 multiple rocket launchers, 66 units of air defence equipment, 165 planes, 146 helicopters, 1,471 automotive equipment and eight ships/boats.
India seizes control of SL's cash crisis & kicks China out of 3 northern island energy projects
India also took over three solar hybrid power projects in Sri Lanka's Northern Province, which would be installed on three islands. It was initially awarded to China, but Sri Lanka cancelled the deal and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India when India said their security would be under threat if those projects were handled by China. It was tit-for-tat when China allegedly lobbied against India developing the East Container Terminal at the port of Colombo, which Sri Lanka eventually cancelled.
N.Korea's leader inspects new tactical guided weapons test to improve nuke efficiency
The new weapon system is "of great significance in drastically improving the firepower of the frontline long-range artillery units and enhancing the efficiency in the operation of tactical nukes of the DPRK and diversification of their firepower missions," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The DPRK is the acronym for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kiev govt asks residents to postpone returning home
Russian forces have renewed bombardment of Kiev, the city administration said on Saturday in a statement on Telegram, urging people not to ignore the air raid sirens. Besides, the traffic jams caused by the increased number of people, who return to Kiev, disrupt the deliveries of humanitarian aid and the work of emergency and communal services, the statement added.
Russia claims full control of urban area of Mariupol
The remnants of the resistant forces have been blocked inside the Azovstal iron and steel works plants, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a briefing on Saturday. He said 1,464 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered during the fighting in the city. As a key port city on the Azov Sea, Mariupol is witnessing one of the worst violence in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Xinhua news agency reported.
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